University of Idaho - Gem of the Mountains Yearbook (Moscow, ID)

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Forty-nine years ago Idaho students re- turned from the Spanish-American War to establish the Old Guard. Now the only reminders of the thirty-nine men who left are a bronze plaque in the Ad building and the lone statue on the campus grounds in memory of Ole Gabriel I-Iagberg and Paul Draper, who gave their lives for our Amer- ica. There are some who have accomplished great deeds and risen to fame because of themg and there are some who receive little or no acclaim for their worthy acts. The path of duty was their way to glory and we must continue our endeavors to keep Idaho a place known to all, and to fur- ther her worthy recognition in our country. Therefore, we dedicate this 1947 Gem of the Mountains to our new University president, to the many new faculty ,mem- bers, to the new Governor and State execu- tives and to the people of the great State of Idaho who have made our University pos- sible. To all those who attended Idaho this year and aided in the revival of her old tra- ditions and in thfe liavor of the atmosphere, the staff dedicates this Gem of the Moun- tains. '